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Вярата – победа над света

(A)Всеки, който вярва, че Исус е Христос, е роден от Бога; и всеки, който обича Родителя, обича и Родения от Него.

По това познаваме, че обичаме Божиите чеда, когато обичаме Бога и изпълняваме Неговите заповеди,

(B)защото това е любов към Бога: да пазим Неговите заповеди; а заповедите Му не са тежки.

(C)Защото всичко, което е родено от Бога, побеждава света; и тази победа, която е победила света, е нашата вяра.

(D)И кой побеждава света, ако не е този, който вярва, че Исус е Божият Син?

(E)Това е Исус Христос, Който е дошъл чрез вода и кръв; не само чрез водата, а чрез водата и чрез кръвта;

(F)и Духът е, Който свидетелства, понеже Духът е истината.

(G)Защото три са, които свидетелстват: Духът, водата и кръвта; и тези три са съгласни.

(H)Ако приемаме свидетелството на човеците, свидетелството на Бога е по-важно; защото това, което Бог заявява, е, че Той е свидетелствал за Сина Си.

10 (I)Който вярва в Божия Син, има това свидетелство в себе си; който не вярва на Бога, направил Го е лъжец, защото не е повярвал на свидетелството, което Бог е свидетелствал за Своя Син.

11 (J)И свидетелството е това, че Бог ни е дал вечен живот и че този живот е в Неговия Син.

12 (K)Който има Сина, има този живот; който няма Божия Син, няма този живот.

13 (L)Това писах на вас, които вярвате в името на Божия Син, за да знаете, че имате вечен живот и да вярвате в името на Божия Син.

14 (M)И дръзновението, което имаме пред Него, е това, че ако просим нещо по Неговата воля, Той ни слуша;

15 и ако знаем, че ни слуша, за каквото и да попросим, знаем, че получаваме това, което сме просили от Него.

16 (N)Ако някой види брат си, че извърши несмъртен грях, нека се моли и Бог ще му даде живот, т. е. на онези, които съгрешават несмъртно. Има грях (водещ) към смърт – не казвам за него да се моли.

17 (O)Всяка неправда е грях; и има грях, който не води към смърт.

18 (P)Знаем, че всеки, който е роден от Бога, не съгрешава; но онзи, който се е родил от Бога, пази себе си и лукавият не се докосва до него.

19 (Q)Знаем, че ние сме от Бога; и целият свят лежи в лукавия.

20 (R)Знаем също, че Божият Син е дошъл и ни е дал разум да познаем истинния Бог; и ние сме в Истинния, в Неговия Син Исус Христос. Този е истинският Бог и вечен живот.

21 (S)Дечица, пазете себе си от идоли.

上帝的孩子战胜世界

凡是相信耶稣是基督的人都是上帝的孩子,爱父的人也会爱父之子。 我们怎么知道我们爱上帝的儿女呢?我们知道是因为我们爱上帝,并执行上帝的命令。 爱上帝意味着遵从他的命令。上帝的命令对于我们并非难以承受。 因为每个成为上帝孩子的人都有战胜这个世界的力量。 是我们的信仰战胜了这个世界。那么,战胜这个世界的人是谁呢?只有相信耶稣是上帝之子的人,才能战胜这个世界。

上帝告诉过我们关于他的儿子

耶稣基督是凭借水和血而来的那位。他不只凭着水,而是凭着水和血 [a]而来的。圣灵是见证者,因为圣灵就是真理。 所以,有三位见证者∶ 圣灵,水和血。这三位见证是一致的。 我们既然接受由人所作的见证,那么我们就应该认识到上帝所作的见证更有价值。因为这是上帝的证言∶他为自己的儿子作了证。 10 信仰上帝之子的人,就有上帝告诉我们的真理;不相信上帝所说的人,就使上帝成了说谎者。因为他不相信上帝为他的儿子所作的证。 11 上帝告诉我们:上帝赐给了我们永生。这永生在他儿子(耶稣)之中。 12 有子的人,就有真正的生命;没有上帝之子的人,就没有那生命。

现在,我们有永恒的生命

13 我写信告诉你们这些信仰上帝之子的人,要你们知道,你们有永恒的生命。 14 我们可以毫无疑虑地来到上帝面前。这意味着,如果我们按照上帝的旨意向他请求时,他会垂听我们的。 15 既然我们知道上帝垂听我们的祈祷,也就知道,无论我们请求什么,他都会赐给我们的。

16 如果有人看见他的兄弟犯了不会导致死亡的罪,他就应该为犯罪的他祈祷。上帝就会把生命赐予他的兄弟。我现在谈论的是那些人,他们所犯的罪不会导致死亡。但是,有导致死亡的罪。我没有说你们应该为这类罪恶祈祷。 17 一切不义都是罪恶,但是却有不会导致死亡的罪。

18 我们知道,成为上帝的孩子的人不会继续犯罪。上帝之子将保佑他安全无恙 [b],使那个邪恶者(魔鬼)无法伤害他。 19 我们知道,即使整个世界都处在那个邪恶者(魔鬼)的控制之下,我们仍然属于上帝。 20 我们知道上帝之子已经到来。他已给予了我们理解力,使我们知道真神。我们生活在真神(上帝)和他的儿子耶稣基督之中。上帝是真神,是永恒的生命。 21 所以,我的孩子们你们要远避假神。

Footnotes

  1. 約 翰 一 書 5:6 水和血: 水为耶稣洗礼的水,耶稣之死的血。
  2. 約 翰 一 書 5:18 直译为生于上帝的那位保佑他安全无恙。或保佑他自己安全无恙。

It’s easy to say “I love God,” but genuine love reflects God’s love. If we belong to God, then we will love each other regardless of how hard love is.

Everyone who trusts Jesus as the long-awaited Anointed One is a child of God, and everyone who loves the Father cannot help but love the child fathered by Him. Then how do we know if we truly love God’s children? We love them if we love God and keep His commands. You see, to love God means that we keep His commands, and His commands don’t weigh us down. Everything that has been fathered by God overcomes the corrupt world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.

5-6 Who is the person conquering the world? It is the one who truly trusts that Jesus is the Son of God, that Jesus the Anointed is the One who came by water and blood—not by the water only, but by the water and the blood.

Just as we do not get to choose our biological brothers and sisters, we do not get to choose our spiritual brothers and sisters either. But what comes along with loving the Father is loving all His other children—even the really annoying ones! While it might seem to be easier to go off and live in isolation rather than put up with those we are not naturally attracted to, there are responsibilities that come with living in a spiritual family. We reflect our worship of God by living in respect with our Christian brothers and sisters. How we treat the people around us on a daily basis is the real test of our love for God.

The Spirit of God testifies to this truth because the Spirit is the truth. So there are three testifying witnesses: the Spirit, the water, and the blood. All three are in total agreement. If we accept the testimonies of people, then we must realize the testimony of God is greater than that of any person. God certified the truth about His own Son. 10 Anyone who trusts the Son of God has this truthful testimony at the core of his being. Anyone who does not trust God calls God a liar because he ignores God’s truthful testimony regarding His own Son. 11 And this is the truth: God has given us the gift of eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 If you have the Son, you have eternal life. If you do not have the Son of God, you are not acquainted with true life.

13 I am writing all of this to you who have entrusted your lives to the Son of God—so you will realize eternal life already is yours. 14 We live in the bold confidence that God hears our voices when we ask for things that fit His plan. 15 And if we have no doubt that He hears our voices, we can be assured that He moves in response to our call.

16 In this regard, if you notice a brother or sister in faith making moral missteps and blunders, disregarding and disobeying God even to the point of God removing this one from the body by death, then pray for that person; and God will grant him life on this journey. But to be clear, there is a sin that is ultimately fatal and leads to death. I am not talking about praying for that fatal sin, 17 but I am talking about all those wrongs and sins that plague God’s family that don’t lead to death.

18 We all know that everyone fathered by God will not make sin a way of life because God protects His children from the evil one, and the evil one can’t touch them. 19 Have confidence in the fact that we belong to God, but also know that the world around us is in the grips of the evil one. 20 We also can be sure of the fact that the Son of God has come and given us a mind so that we may know Him as the embodiment of all that is true. We live in this truth, in His Son Jesus, the Anointed One. He is the True God and eternal life.

21 My little children, keep away from idols.

John’s final bit of pastoral advice sounds an alarm against idolatry. If we look carefully at our culture and into our own hearts, we will find we are ultimately concerned about ourselves, our entertainment, our comforts, and our wallets. None of these are worthy of our highest devotion; but we put more time, energy, money, and emotion into these than we do into the one true God. So John’s warning should be heeded: watch out for the steady impulse to love other things more than God.